Jurisdictional Youth Ministry Organization Convocation.--There shall be
a Jurisdictional Youth Ministry Organization Convocation to be held at least
once every other year...It is recommended that at least two members from
each Annual Conference be racial/ethnic racial and ethnic
minority persons....provided that the above categories are cared for and
the recommended 50/50 racial/ethnic racial and ethnic
minority representation is observed....
[Third paragraph] A responsibility of the Jurisdictional Youth Ministry
Organization shall be to elect three youth members and one adult
member to the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee
(see ¶1307). At least one of the youth shall be a racial
and ethnic minority youth. All youth elected to the steering committee shall be
at the time of their election entering into the eleventh grade or under or
their age shall be sixteen or younger. It is strongly recommended
that two youth shall be elected from each jurisdiction, insofar as possible at
least one of whom shall be a racial/ethnic person. Youth shall be sixteen years
of age entering into the eleventh grade or younger; if not in school their age
shall be sixteen or under at the time of their selection. Nominations
shall come...As far as possible members of the National Youth Ministry
Organization Steering Committee from each jurisdiction shall be from
four five different Annual Conferences in that
jurisdiction...
3. To promote the establishment and awareness of racial/ethnic
racial and ethnic minority needs,...
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 21383-DI-632-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference